Monthly Archives:: April 2017

Four Women’s Épéeists flew the flag for Ireland at the Cole Cup FIE Satellite in Sheffield today. Irish #1 Lucy Johnson (DUFC) had a very strong morning the pool with victories over Walker GBR, Villacellino SIN, Wakefield GBR, and Elys FIE. Seeding 9th, she defeated Jansen CAN 15-11 and progressed to face British #4 Jess Gundry… Read more »

Fencing Ireland hosted the 2017 National Championships at Loreto Abbey Dalkey over 22-23 April. Over 100 entries were received across the weekend. Anna Lee (Pembroke FC) and Stephen Concannon (Salle Dublin) were the only 2016 winners who managed to defend their titles. Congratulations to this year’s national champions! Men’s Épée: Philip Slater (Lisburn Gladiators) Women’s… Read more »

The European Championships for U23s began this morning in Minsk, Belarus, with three Irish foilists taking to the piste. James Brosnan (University of Warwick) made the L32 today, defeating Egyenes-Porsok SVK, Schoppa GER and Khamzin RUS in the pool. He earned a bye into the L32 and was knocked out by Borodachev RUS. [Match video… Read more »

The Birmingham International took place over the Easter weekend. This is the first year in which the event has counted for ranking points at all three weapons, and it saw a very strong Irish turnout, yielding five L8s across the tournament and a bronze medal in Men’s Foil. Men's Épée (91 entrants) 5th David Losonczi… Read more »

Congratulations to the fencers selected for the senior European Championships, which take place in Tbilisi, Georgia from 12-17 June 2017. To qualify: 2 x Qualification from Poules to preliminary tableau at Senior WC/GP during that season. Men's Foil Fencer Qualifying result Brendan Cusack [DQ] 2 results: 108th of 212 at Bonn WC, 77th of 139… Read more »

The Irish Fencing League is holding its fourth annual ‘Elite 8’ gala final at St Conleth’s College, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge this evening. The Irish Fencing League was set up by fencers seeking an opportunity to spar competitively between clubs away from the tournament environment. At the start of the season, fencers are assigned a ‘handicap’… Read more »

To celebrate the opening of the new youth-focussed Brian Boru Fencing Club and the expansion of Pembroke FC, there will be fun free taster sessions given by some of Ireland's most experienced fencing coaches during the Irish National Fencing Championships on 22 April. Do you know a young person who'd love to try fencing? All children… Read more »

All four of Team Ireland’s U20 athletes were in action today at the Junior Worlds in Plovdiv, as individual events in Men’s Épée and Women’s Foil got underway. Épée Philip Slater (Lisburn Gladiators) scored victories over Linnemann DEN and Andrasfi HUN, with 5-4 losses to Lachiani ISR and Zhu CHN, but was the second fencer… Read more »

Over 30 Irish fencers and pentathletes converged on the National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown for a four-day épée camp hosted by Brian Boru FC. Four members of the Romanian national team were in attendance: Andrei Timoce (148th in the world), Alin Sbarcia (170th), Liviu Dragomir (297th), and Adrian Szilagyi (298th). For Sbarcia and Dragomir, this was… Read more »

Well done to Charlotte Slater (Lisburn Gladiators) who has reached the L64 in a field of 104 in Women’s Épée. Charlotte defeated Akinci TUR, Loehr GER and Ong SIN in the pool, easily making the cut. In the DEs she eliminated Engdahl SWE 15-8 to reach the L64, where she went out 15-11 to fourth… Read more »